A powerful burst of energy on New Year's Eve created the largest solar flare that has been detected since 2017. The event may sound serious, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

NASA captured an image of the sun emitting a powerful solar flare that could interfere with technology on Earth.

The previously largest recorded solar flare since 2017 was also an X8.2 and caused similar radio issues. A previously detected solar flare from 2022, which was just an X2.2.

This flare also supersedes an X2.8 solar flare reported in the same region of the sun on December 14. At the time, the SWPC reported that flare was “likely one of the largest solar radio events ...

Thursday’s solar flare is not only the largest of the current solar cycle but also the largest since Sept. 10, 2017, officials say.

Pictures of the International Space Station as it passes in front of the Sun or Moon are a bit of a feather in the cap of ...

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the ...

Thursday’s solar flare is not only the largest of the current solar cycle but also the largest since Sept. 10, 2017, officials say.

To highlight the largest solar flare in 20 years, the SDO captured several images in different wavelengths. NASA’s JPL then compiled those images into a video, which you can see embedded below.

The largest solar flare of the current solar cycle exploded Thursday, emanating from a sunspot directly facing Earth. Classified as an X-9, this is the most powerful flare of the cycle to date.

(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C ...